''Commophila aeneana'', the orange conch, is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in
Great Britain,
France,
Belgium,
Luxembourg, the
Netherlands,
Germany,
Austria,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Italy and
Romania.
The
wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year. The forewings are golden-yellow with metallic blue markings.
The larvae feed on ''
Senecio jacobaea'', ''
Senecio paludosus'' and ''
Picris hieracioides
''Picris hieracioides'', or hawkweed oxtongue, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within t ...
''. They feed on the roots of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September throughout the winter. The species hibernates in the larval stage.
References
Moths described in 1799
Cochylini
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